Alzheimer’s duo ID’d
share: digg facebook twitter Alzheimer’s disease is an irreversible, progressive brain disease marked by deterioration of nerve cells and eventual loss of cognitive functioning – thinking, memory and reason. Many Alzheimer’s patients have brain lesions called amyloid plaques, consisting of protein fragments called amyloid-beta.
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District basketball titles on line for Chargers, Hounds
share: digg facebook twitter The Boerne Champion Chargers and Boerne High School Greyhounds can each clinch district basketball titles this week, but both boys’ teams will have to beat tough opponents to nail down championships. Champion (29-5, 9-1) handed Tivy its only district loss in the first round of league play, and Charger coach Stan Leech expects a warm welcome when his team arrives at …
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Appellate court sides with Boerne in Morton appeal
share: digg facebook twitter The cumulative voting system was designed to boost minority voting strength by allowing multiple votes for a single candidate. […] if three council places were on the ballot, a voter could cast three votes for a single candidate running at-large. Morton filed a lawsuit in March 2010, saying the city had violated state law by ignoring Boerne’s city charter and …
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